Shuichi Akai gradually regained consciousness. He felt his hands being tied behind his back. He did not rush to open his eyes, but continued to pretend to be asleep, feeling and analyzing the current situation.

At this time, he was lying on his side. Judging from the feeling beneath him... it should be a bed? The blanket was covering him.

Logically speaking, after being captured by the enemy, he should have woken up in a prison, thrown on the cold concrete floor, or tied to an iron bench. This was what he imagined, not...

Even the hands tied behind the back had a layer of soft velvet between the skin and the cold steel, which looked very strange.

"Open your eyes if you're awake. It seems like it's about time." The voice that I heard before I fell into a coma sounded again, and it was still a voice with a hint of smile.

But Akai Shuichi did not move. He was thinking about the possible success rate of counterattack.

"We have the authority to use electric shock. The handcuffs on you are specially made for dangerous criminals. Your ankles are also tied with iron chains. Having said all this, what I mean is: don't struggle. It's meaningless." Another gentle male voice sounded. The words were gentle, but the amount of information conveyed was explosive.

Another magnetic and lazy voice followed up: "You have been sold to us by your organization."

"..." Akai Shuichi did not believe these words immediately, but he still opened his eyes quickly - at this moment, there was no point in pretending any longer.

"Hi." Jiang Lai waved and greeted with a smile, "Do you remember me?"

Akai Shuichi did not reply, his dark green wolf eyes stared at him coldly, and the cold murderous intent turned into a poisoned knife, stabbing straight at him!

"OK, it seems that he has forgotten it." Facing Akai's murderous aura and response, Jiang Lai was not afraid, nor was he surprised. From the test of the little sheep ice wine, it can be seen that this brainwashing almost covered up all the information related to Akai Shuichi and the FBI.

Akai Shuichi's eyes swept over the disguised Morobushi Kagemitsu, and finally fell on Matsuda Jinpei. He said in a low voice: "...Canadian whiskey." He recognized the other party, "Traitor?"

Like a trapped and unruly beast, the long-haired man locked in the bed did not show the slightest sign of being at a disadvantage, and still exuded a proud and calm aura.

At this time, he looked at Jinpei Matsuda with a slightly sarcastic smile.

The curly-haired man raised his eyebrows slightly and said with a smile: "Of course he is not a traitor." He is an undercover agent.

Then Matsuda Jinpei continued, "Provocation and discord are useless, Lei."

"Mr. Lei, we have reached an agreement with your organization. As our experimental subject, you will have the honor to participate in the next three days of experiment." Jiang Lai crossed his hands, with a faint smile on the corners of his lips, and had a leisurely attitude of a superior. "I hope you can cooperate."

"Whether you cooperate or not, you can't change the outcome, so it's better to suffer less." Matsuda Jinpei played the villain at the right time, fully displaying the dark aura he had honed at the winery, "Otherwise, if there are any sequelae, we will not be responsible at all."

Shuichi Akai tried to simply sense the type of handcuffs. He raised his eyes and said, "I can cooperate, but you have to let me go."

"Sorry, that's not allowed." Jiang Lai nodded slightly, "Of course, when you want to go to the bathroom, I can temporarily help you unlock the ankle chain."

"But don't think about resisting during this period of time," Morobushi Jingguang curved his eyebrows, his blue-gray eyes shrouded in uncertainty, "You should be aware of the power of electric shock."

"Even if you can't run away, it's still troublesome to resist." Matsuda Jinpei shrugged his shoulders and drooped his eyelids. "If he makes any moves, I'd better just insert a catheter in the future."

"Oh, do you have to be so rough?" Jiang Lai maintained his smile but did not refute the suggestion.

Obviously, this was said deliberately for him. Akai Shuichi certainly understood. This time the situation seemed a bit troublesome.

No matter how he weighed it in his heart, at least on the surface, he was silent for a moment and then answered, "Okay, I understand."

"Don't be nervous," Jiang Lai stood up, "We will let you go when the time limit is up."

"Get some good sleep. The experiment will start tomorrow." Zhu Fu Jingguang added with a gentle expression, "Good night."

They turned off the light with a click and left the room, returning to silence.

Shuichi Akai didn't know if there was any surveillance in the house, but that didn't prevent him from observing his current situation.

He pushed the quilt aside. His clothes had been changed, and he was now wearing new dry clothes, a plain white T-shirt and black pants.

The handcuffs that cuffed his hands were very complex, with a layer of velvet glued inside to make them less cold and hard. Akai Shuichi didn't understand what the other party was doing, hypocritical kindness?

The handcuffs were locked with a thick iron chain, and the other end was connected to the bed, which was also nailed deep and could not be pulled out. There was also a chain around the ankle, which also had a layer of velvet inside.

Compared to the wrist ones, the ankle ones are relatively thinner. They are also linked to the bed, but they give Akai enough length to turn over and adjust his posture in bed at will.

There is a huge button on the side of the pillow, which is probably similar to a special pager. If Akai Shuichi wants to get out of bed, he can try to press it with his elbow, and Jiang Lai and the others will come in soon.

He looked around the guest room.

This room must have been cleaned in advance. There was nothing inside except the necessary furniture, making it look very empty. The heavy curtains tightly covered the windows, and since the curtains did not sway in the wind, it was judged that the windows were also tightly closed.

There is a bathroom in this room, but it is obviously out of his reach. If he wants to get out of bed, he must contact Jiang Lai and others to unlock the ankle chains and the chains connecting the handcuffs.

Shuichi Akai closed his eyes, still wearing the black collar around his neck.

...Is this really what the organization meant? If the enemy had captured him and said these words, Akai Shuichi would certainly not believe it. But at this time, Jiang Lai and his team still had the authority of the collar, making those words become true.

He pondered for a moment and lay back on the bed.

At this time, he still focused on conserving his energy. Akai Shuhei closed his eyes and thought calmly. As for what kind of experiment it was, he would wait until tomorrow to find out.

Outside the door.

Jiang Lai, who had managed to hold back his expression, finally relaxed. Just now, when he saw Akai Shuichi suddenly open his eyes, he almost couldn't help but say the classic line: "You're awake, the operation was successful."

In the end, he pinched himself silently to stop the crazy upward curve of his mouth, and faced Akai Shuichi with the indifferent attitude of a boss.

"I hope he won't try to struggle hard." Jiang Lai muttered, "Although I put a layer of velvet inside the handcuffs and leg cuffs, they are still very hard."

Jiang Lai cut up an old blanket from his home and pasted it around the inside of the handcuffs by hand. The reason why he didn't cover the entire handcuffs was to give Akai a chance to observe and let him know: violence and skills are useless for such special handcuffs, and only the corresponding key can unlock them.

"The cooperation just now was perfect!" Jiang Lai smiled brightly and stroked his chin. "In this case, Akai should be more cooperative next time."

Kurosawa Akira didn't enter the house at that time, but Jiang Lai was on his cell phone, so he could hear the conversation from outside the door. The silver-haired boy nodded calmly and said, "I think it's better to just insert a catheter into him, and don't give him a chance to unlock the chain, just in case."

"Really? Didn't you say it was just a threat?" Matsuda Jinpei was stunned, and put his index finger on his chin, "This is not good... and who will do it?"

"Ahem, just scare him a little," Jiang Lai shook his head, "but don't really use this method, which is too humiliating for him."

"We had no choice but to lock him up. Although all these measures we took were to save lives, but -" He raised his warm brown eyes, his gaze gentle under the incandescent light, "If possible, I want to respect him as much as possible. Even if it's a joke, it's better to stay within a certain range."

Kurosawa Akira turned his head and said, "...It's up to you."

"I know Xiao Zhao is thinking about everyone," Jiang Lai stepped forward and rubbed the other's head with a smile, "Thank you, Xiao Zhao. It's okay. After you get your permission to shock back, I won't worry about anything. Thank you for your hard work."

"Brother Jiang Lai, stop rubbing my head." Kurosawa Akira's cheeks turned slightly red, and then he returned to his serious look, "Tomorrow is the first day. I'll get the injection in the morning, take the medicine at noon, and mix the two in the evening. I've already set the alarm for the intervals."

"At first, he won't feel much discomfort." Kurosawa Aki paused, "But starting from the second day, he will probably feel severe pain, just like when Akai was withdrawing from drugs. We have to keep an eye on him."

"The organization will most likely assign me a mission next, so I probably won't be able to stay at home." Matsuda Jinpei said in a long, lazy voice, "Boss Jiang Lai, work harder and try to bring down that guy as soon as possible--" Ever since Matsuda knew Jiang Lai's identity, he liked to tease him like this in private.

"I'm trying hard, I'm trying hard," Jiang Lai also half-jokingly responded with a half-moon eye, "Tiga is already accumulating power and will soon go all out."

"Although it's good to relax a little, you still have to be serious when you need to be serious." Zhu Fu Jingguang smiled helplessly and warned, "The danger you two are facing is higher than the danger I am facing now."

He continued, "If you have something to do, just go ahead and do it. Leave this to me, Jiang Lai, and Xiao Zhao. There won't be any problems."

"The coursework at Didan High School is relatively easy these days, so I can take a leave." Jiang Lai nodded and tapped the palm of his right hand with his left hand. "I'll come and watch him get the IV tomorrow morning."

The injection of the antidote is not the type that can be quickly injected with a syringe, but needs to be hung on a bottle. In order to prevent Shuichi Akai from struggling and twisting his body to tear it off, or using the small needle to do something, someone still needs to watch over him.

"Okay." Zhu Fu Jingguang nodded and said with a smile, "Let's rest early and take turns to watch over Lei from tomorrow."

Jiang Lai made breakfast the next day. He cooked noodles as usual and gave each family member a bowl of tomato and egg noodles.

There was an extra pot of porridge cooked on the small stove next to him. It was made for Akai Shuichi - after all, it was not very convenient to feed him noodles while he was tied up, so Jiang Lai felt that porridge was more convenient.

In the morning, Morobushi Jingguang took care of Lei once. Jingguang's feedback was that he unchained Lei to go to the bathroom, and Lei did not resist.

According to Morofushi Jingguang's judgment, there was "no additional resistance action", which naturally meant that there was really no small action at all, including the use and collection of various small objects.

It seems that Akai has a very accurate judgment of the situation and can recognize the general strength of Morobushi Kagemitsu. Jiang Lai thought. At least he will not impulsively resist before being fully prepared.

As expected, Matsuda Jinpei received the mission information from the organization. He put on his clothes while complaining and went out to carry out the mission. Morobushi Kagemitsu went to work and took Kurosawa Akira to school. Jiang Lai and Akai Shuichi were the only ones left at home.

Jiang Lai picked up the porridge at the perfect temperature with one hand and opened the door of the guest room with the other hand.

At this time, Akai Shuichi was half-sitting on the bed, leaning against the headboard, his long black hair flowing down and scattered on the quilt, forming a sharp color contrast with the light blue. His hands were tied behind his back and hung down, the quilt covered his lower body, and only two chains extended from under the quilt.

Hearing the sound of the door opening, Akai Shuichi raised his eyes slightly and looked over with a blank expression. Compared to yesterday's thorny, cold and arrogant attitude, he seemed much more relaxed today.

"Good morning." Jiang Lai greeted with a smile, "Are you hungry? I made lean meat porridge this morning."

Akai Shuichi didn't reply, but Jiang Lai didn't care. He temporarily placed the bowl and spoon on the bedside table, and then brought in the IV bottle and other things he needed this morning.

The IV drip was hung up and the injection equipment was ready. Jiang Lai looked at Akai Shuichi and said, "I need to give you an injection this morning. It's a good opportunity to let you move your hand. I'll change your position."

Jiang Lai took out the key and said, "I guess you will take this opportunity to prepare for a rebellion, but I suggest you don't do that. When I am full of energy and have the power to shock you, and you are tied up and entangled, this is not a good time, right? If you can cooperate a little, we will also give you more freedom."

Akai Shuichi lowered his eyes, showing a somewhat submissive look, like a lone wolf sheathing its sharp fangs and hiding its claws.

But Jiang Lai did not relax his vigilance. He actually had a small anesthetic needle hidden inside his sleeve, just in case. He would not use it unless necessary, because it would delay the progress of treatment.

The key "clicked" to unlock the handcuffs, and Akai Shuichi did not resist. Jiang Lai readjusted the distribution of the chain and handcuffs, so that one end of the handcuffs was handcuffed to Akai's right hand, and the other end was handcuffed to the head of the bed. The chain was buckled on Akai's left wrist and restrained at the other end.

This caused Shuichi Akai's hands to change from being tightly behind his back to being placed on both sides, one on the left and one on the right, and slightly expanded the range of movement.

Only after he locked Akai Shuichi's hands again did Jiang Lai breathe a sigh of relief - he had just really imagined a situation where Akai would resist, and if that were the case, it would indeed be a bit troublesome.

But now it seems that Akai is not so impulsive. He is lying in wait, waiting for the best opportunity. Like a beast caught in a trap, he still gives people a faint sense of oppression.

Jiang Lai inserted the IV needle for the other person and picked up the lean meat porridge from the bedside table - the other person's two hands were bound separately, but the range was still limited, and the length was not enough for him to pick up the bowl and drink the porridge.

"I made this myself, and I think I'm pretty good at it. I'm actually better at making sweet porridge, so I can make you a bowl tonight." Jiang Lai scooped a spoonful of lean meat porridge and passed it to the other person's lips, "The temperature is just right."

Akai's first reaction to this was still to purse his lips, but the next second he signaled to himself to relax, silently cooperating with Jiang Lai's actions, opening his mouth to swallow the lean meat porridge, his Adam's apple rolling up and down.

No one spoke in the quiet room. Jiang Lai just fed him one spoonful of porridge at a time until the whole bowl was finished.

"Are you full?" Jiang Lai put down his bowl and spoon and asked, "If not, there's more in the pot. I'll get you another bowl."

"No need." Akai Shuichi refused, and after a pause, he said, "Water."

Jiang Lai handed the cup of water to the corner of Akai Shuichi's lips, and the two of them cooperated perfectly again, but in the end a few streams of water still overflowed from the corner of his lips and slowly flowed down his half-raised neck.

Jiang Lai quickly took the tissue beside him to wipe it, and used the tissue to absorb the water droplets before they rolled onto the collar. This was the first time Jiang Lai had seen the collar on Akai's neck so closely. The black collar was slightly rounded, like a ring, with a cold sheen. There was an inconspicuous opening on the side, and I guess I could enter the password by opening it.

Noticing where Jiang Lai's gaze was focused, Akai Shuichi moved back a little more, causing the iron chain to creak.

"Oh, sorry." Jiang Lai smiled and paused for a few seconds before continuing, "So you don't like this collar either?"

——Rai is the loyal dog of the organization, and the loyal dog of that gentleman. This title was said by that gentleman to be the greatest compliment to Lei. Therefore, Akai Shuichi also silently acknowledged it.

But in reality, every time he heard such a name, he felt an inexplicable nausea in his heart. He also felt a little disgusted with the collar around his neck, but since it was a "punishment", he accepted it calmly.

Brainwashing can confuse his memory, but it cannot change his personality. When he does things that go against his soul, his suppressed true self will still collide in the cage.

Jiang Lai stroked the wall of the water cup with his fingers, analyzing these silently in his mind.

Shuichi Akai did not respond to Jiang Lai's words. Instead, he raised his eyes and said, "You are the hidden boss in the organization, or even the hidden boss himself." He used a certain tone.

"Oh?" Jiang Lai smiled.

"This experiment was not what that gentleman intended." Shuichi Akai continued calmly, "The authority to conduct electric shocks was handed over to you by Gin. Gin is not an undercover agent. You made some kind of deal with him." His voice was a little hoarse.

Jiang Lai did not respond to Akai Shuichi, but maintained a smiling expression on his face and said, "Do you still need water? But if you want to go to the toilet, you need to wait until this drip is finished." He pointed to the bottle above, which had about two-fifths left.

Akai Shuichi raised his head slightly, and his dark green wolf eyes looked over. He said, "Ice Wine is yours."

Jiang Lai still didn't reply, and continued to talk about other things: "Luchuan may come back at noon today. If he comes home, the two of us will watch you together. Then we can unlock the chain on your hand and let you have a good lunch."

"This experiment," Akai Shuichi finally said, "...is it to make me remember something?"

Jiang Lai stopped his random mumbling and made eye contact with the other person.

As the ace of the FBI, Shuichi Akai's observation and thinking abilities are naturally very sharp. As long as he is given a little clue, he can deduce the whole picture!

Although under the influence of brainwashing, he would not question his organization's position, but after these guidance, he can ask other questions, such as this one.

Akai Shuichi's long black hair fell to one side as he moved. He turned his head and looked directly at Jiang Lai: "Did I know Bingjiu before?"

Jiang Lai blinked: "Is this important?"

Akai Shuichi frowned: "I thought you wanted me to remember this."

"..." Jiang Lai nodded slightly, but then shook his head. He said in a warm voice, "Perhaps, you should remember the last words he said to you."

"Did you have any bugs at the time?"

"No." Jiang Lai smiled, his warm brown eyes were gentle and calm, "It's just that I think that what he said to you at the end must be what he wanted to tell you the most in the future."

"——So, no matter what the outcome is, please remember the last words he said to you."